71-Year-Old Calif. Postal Worker Is Stabbed to Death While Walking Home: 'Sweetest Woman Ever'

A 71-year-old postal worker was stabbed to death last Wednesday while walking home in West Oakland, Calif. — and she was only three houses away from her own residence when the alleged murder occurred, multiple outlets report. His mom had been strong and feisty, Miles said to ABC 7 News. “My mom was a tough cookie, let me tell you! She was 5'2,” packed a punch, didn’t take no mess," he said.

71-Year-Old Florida Man Dies from Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Eating Raw Oyster at Restaurant

Photo: Merroir A Florida man died earlier this month of a flesh-eating bacterial infection, just two days after eating raw oysters at a Sarasota restaurant, PEOPLE confirms. The 71-year-old man had “underlying medical conditions” when he died on July 10 from vibrio vulnificus after eating raw oysters, G. Steve Huard, with the Florida Department of Health, tells PEOPLE. Neither his identity nor the name of the restaurant have been made public.

71-Year-Old Grandma Removed from Air Canada Flight & Threatened with Ban After Dispute: Report

A 71-year-old woman claims she’s been banned from flying Air Canada after being removed from an August flight following a dispute over garbage in the cabin. Just after 8 a.m. on Aug. 18, Ellen Flemming boarded Air Canada flight 8946 from Pearson International Airport in Toronto with her husband and two grandsons, according to Canadian outletGlobal News. During the New Brunswick-bound flight, Flemming told the outlet, she got into a disagreement with a flight attendant after she “went to put my water bottle into the pouch in front of me” and discovered there was “wet garbage” inside.

71-Year-Old Woman in a Wheelchair Survives Bear Attack in Her Kitchen: 'There's Blood Everywhere'

A black bear attacked a 71-year-old New Hampshire woman in her home early Tuesday morning, but she survived and was able to call for help,New England Cable News reports. Murray, who showed up at her mother’s house after the incident, was shocked when she saw the scene. “There’s trash everywhere. There’s bear feces everywhere. There’s blood everywhere,” she told NECN. She also noticed claw marks on the door, household items strewn across the floor and a blood trail in some places.

72-Year-Old Grandmother Accused of Beating 8-Year-Old Granddaughter to Death

Photo: Nash County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook A 72-year-old North Carolina woman is accused of beating her 8-year-old granddaughter to death, according to a statement fromthe Nash County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 4 p.m., deputies were notified that a child had been taken to the Emergency Room at Nash UNC Healthcare with severe injuries and pronounced dead upon arrival. Patricia Ricks was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of felony child abuse with serious injury, police stated.